Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch's biography

Ernst Lubitsch is 55 years old film director born at Germany. He was born on Friday 29th of January 1892. He is often nicknamed as Lu. According to year of birth 1892 he belongs to Lost Generation. Birthday on 29th of January means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is native german speaker. He is citizen of Germany. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as actor, screenwriter, film producer, writer, film editor. He is recently known as film actor.

Ernst Lubitsch's career

His main focus is to be film director.

How did Ernst Lubitsch die

He died on on Sunday 30th of November 1947 when he was 55 years old at Hollywood. Ernst Lubitschs death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Ernst Lubitsch's Awards

• Shortly before his death, he was awarded with the Honorary Award in 1947 for his life work.
• Directed six films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards: The Patriot (1928), The Love Parade (1929), The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), One Hour with You (1932), Ninotchka (1939) and Heaven Can Wait (1943).

Ernst Lubitsch's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director

What Ernst Lubitsch has done for a first time

• After that he gave up his acting career and concentrated to the direction. He shot first big movies and from now on Ernst Lubitsch belonged to the first brigade of German directors.
• By 1915, he had already realized his first movie entitled Miss Soapsuds (1914). Together with Austro-Hungarian actor Ernst Matray, he established his reputation as a director, writer, producer and comedian with the foundation of the Malu-Film company.

Ernst Lubitsch's quotes

• I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions?
• I've been to Paris, France, and I've been to Paris, Paramount. Paris Paramount is better.
• Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.
• I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.
• In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.
• There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.
• [on Greta Garbo] The most uninhibited person I have ever worked with.
• [on Gary Cooper] Gary Cooper is like wax you could mold in front of a camera.
• Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture is good, it's mysterious, with things unsaid.
• [on his personal work ethic] I think I am possessed only of a fascination for the work I have chosen to do. I am so engrossed by the production of a film that I literally think of nothing else.
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Ernst Lubitsch's body shape

Lets describe how Ernst Lubitsch looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.